Folding bath-tub.



B.. L. LEO.

FOLDING BATH TUB.

APPLICATION rlLnp'JUNns, 1909.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

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WIr/VESSEL? R. L. LEO. FOLDING BATH TUB. APPLICATION PILBD'JUNH 5, 1909.

979,973. Patnd Dec. 27, 1910.

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WTNESSES.' l. @nigh A TTORA/EY UNITED f sTiarasgy rgano? OFFICE.

RICHARD L. LEofor NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BATH-TUB'.

To all whom it may concer/tf .l

Be it known that I, RICHARD L. -LEo,"of New Y rk, inthe county of New.York and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Folding Bath-Tubs, and do hereby declare' that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to an improvement in folding bath tubs, andespecially to lneans for lo `zat1ng a bath tub ina room 'in sucha mannerthat when unused, it can be folded into a small recess located in thewall.

At the same time, my invention comprises a bath tub containing all ofthe appurtenances'of a. shower bath, and has the further advantagelthatwhen it is located in the .wall

in its folded position, the door closing the wall opening has theappearance of a door leading to any ordinary closet.

I have shown one embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawingsin whichl Figure 1 is an elevational viewr of a wall containing the bathtub shown in the position in which it is folded into the recess, and therecess closed by a door; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same;Fig. 3 is an elevational View of the same showing the bath tub in aposition ready for use; Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section of the partsin the position shown in Fig. 3; Fig. `5 is a horizontal cross-sectionof the same; Fig. 6 is an elevational view of a -portion of one of thedoors showing the provision of a recess to receive a bracket whichprojects 4from the other door; Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross-sectionofthe same; Fig. 8 is a' vertical crosssection of the same; Fig. 9 is avertical crosssection of a portion of one of the doors showing one ofthe projecting guards; and Fig. 10'is a horizontal cross-section of thesame 'on line 10-10.,

AIn t-he drawings, 1`is a wall provided with a recess 2, which recess isclosed by a door 3 having the appearance, of an ordinary closet door.The door 3 when open is designed to occupy aposition at right angles tothe wall and thereby form a protection for the bather at one side of thetub; An inner door 4, preferably made of metal, is hinged to the otherside ofthe door Opening, and is designed, when open, to occupy aposition at right angles to the wall in a manner similar to thel outerdoor 3. The outer door 3 is provided with an upwardly Sp'ecicaton ofLetters Patent. Patented De 27, 1910, v Application mea'nne 5, 1909.seria-1 m. 500,345.

' directed bracket awhich, in 'the desea pogit-ion of the door, isreceived within a recess 6 upon the vinner door 4, so as to permit thedoors 3 and 4 to t closely together. The inner door 4 carries a similarbracket 7. The brackets 5 and 7 are provided for the purpose ofsupporting in a horizontal position a bail-shaped rod 8, supported uponpivots 9 from the interior of the recess 2. The purpose of the rod 8 isto support a curtain 10. The curtain 10 extends around all three sidesof the rod and surrounds every portion of the tub not inclosed by thedoors /3 and 4. A hot water pipe 11, and a cold walter ipe 12shown indotted lines in Fig. 3, lead) upwardly through the wall at the rear ofthe recess 2, and are connected'to a mixing chamber 13 having valves 14and 15 to control the supply of hot and cold water. The mixing chamber13 has a downwardly extending valved outlet 16 connected by means of aiiexible tube 17 to a nozzle 18 and a similarupwardly directed valvedoutlet 19, which leads to a shower 20. The shower 20 is supported uponan extensible bracket 21. At the lowerk part of the recess a bath tub 22is hinged upon pivots 23, so that the same may be moved into either avertical or a horlzontal position. At the rear of the bath tub there isprovided 'a depression 24, which will lead off the overflow of the tubinto the bot-tom of the recess 2. The bottom of the recess 2 is providedwith a water-tight lining 25, and the floor at this point is inclineddownwardly to one side ofthe recess, where the latter has connectedthereto a drainage pipe 26 having located therein the usual trap 27.

The lining 25 may be extended to the top of the recess 2. Each ofthedoors 3 and 4 has attached thereto upon its inner face a flexible guard28 to prevent the water which may be splashed upon the doors or curtainfrom falling beyond the sides of the tub 22 upon the floor of the room.At the rear of the recess there is provided a shelf 29, to receive thecurtain 10 when the same is rolled or folded into its unused position.

In the operation of the device, assuming that the parts have vbeen'movedinto their folded position, as shown in Fig. 2, the doors 3 and 4 aremoved outwardly into positions at right angles to the wall 1. The rod 8is moved upwardly until the sides thereof are supported upon thebrackets 5 .and 7. When moved into this position, the

curtain .10 falls downwardly. The tub 22,'.

is now lowered upon its pivots 23 until it assumes a. horizontalpositlon upon the floor of the room. If it should be designed to use theshower 20,|t11e same is moved out.- wardly upon its eXtensible bracket21 until it oceu ies lthe desired. osition. By manipulating the hot andco d water valves 14 and 1.5, water of the proper temperature can now besupplied t0 elther one of the valved outlets 16. and 19. If itis desiredtok use the shower, the valved outlet 19 is opened to supply Water tothe nozzlef20.\ Should it be deslred to fill the tub with a' quantity ofwater, the same can be accomplished by lowering the nozzle 18 into thetub and against the rear of the recess 2, the rod 8.

is'moved upwardly away from the brackets 5 and 7, the brackets 5 and 7are moved'from beneath the bail by moving the doors outwardly, the rod 8'is then permitted to assume a vertical position, the curtain 10 isfolded orrolled up in any suitable manner and placed upon the shelf 29,and the doors 3 and 4 are then closed.

lIt will be -noted that by the above arrangement I am enabled to providea tub of large dimensions for use in an ordinary. room equipped. withthe usual bathing attachments, and that, nevertheless, when moved intotheir unused position, the various parts occupy such a small 'space thatthey can be readily located in a wall of the usual thickness.

While I have described my-4 invention above in detail, I wish it to beunderstood that many changes may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit'of my invention.

l Iclaimz4 1. In a device of the character described, the combination ofa wall having a recess, bathing attachments that are .adapted to beinner door which open at different sides of the recess saiddoorsbeing'hinged at their edges.

2. In a. device of the character described,

the combination of a Wall having a recess,l

bathing attachments, including abath-tub that are adapted to be foldedinto said recess, an out-er door, and an inner 'door which open atdifferent sides of the recess.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

RICHARD L. LEO.

Witnesses:

A. NEWCOMB, M. MEIKLE.

folded into said recess, an outer door, and an

